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No. 749,834. PATENTED JAN. 19, 1904. c. E; BEISBL.

PACKAGING CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 1903.

NO MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. 'BEISEL, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TORICHARD F. BIGGER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

PACKAGING-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,834, dated January19, 1904. Application filed July 27, 1903. Serial No. 167,095. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BEIsEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packaging-Clips, ofwhich i the following is a specification.

Large quantities of many kinds of merch andisc are packed in pasteboardboxes and difficulty is experienced in preparing such boxes forshipment, especially where several boxes are to be shipped in a singlepackage, for the reason that the holding-cord if tied tight enough tohold the boxes together is apt to cut into and break down the corners ofthe boxes.

The object of my invention is to produce a clip which can bemanufactured at a very low cost and which can be applied readily tothose points of the edges of boxes where the holding-cord is to pass,the construction being such that the clips cannot become displaced andwill prevent all possibility of breaking the boxes by the cord.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an approved form of my clip; Fig. 2, asimilar view of the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view with a cord in position, and Figs. L and 5 areperspective views of the manner of use.

he clip consists of a metallic strip 10,which is bent at its middle toform a pair of divergent arms substantially at right angles to eachother, and at the point of bend I punch up from. the material of theclip a pair of cars 11 11, between which a holding-cord 12 may bepassed.

In order that the clip may be made of light material and yet be ofsuflicient rigidity, I form a pair of corrugations or ribs 13 13 alongthe edges of the clip. I also displace portions of the body of the clipinward to form prongs 14, which are capable of engaging the boxes toprevent lateral displacement.

In operation a plurality of boxes 15 of any shape may be piled one uponthe other and the clips 10 placed as shown. The wrappingcord 12 may thenbe drawn tightly around the package thus formed, a clip 10 lying beneaththe cord at each point where it is drawn over the corner of a box. Inorder that the cord may not become displaced, I find it advisable topinch the ears 11 together over the cord, as shown in Fig. 3.

I claim as my invention- 1. A packaging-clip consisting of a strip ofmetal bent to form a pair of comparatively short divergent arms andhaving a portion cut from its middle at the line of divergence of thearms, and cord-retaining means carried by the clip.

2. A packaging-clip consisting of the strip 10 bent to form a pair ofdivergent arms, and earsll, 11, formed from material cut from the clipat the line of divergence.

3. A packaging-clip consisting of the strip 10 bent to form a pair ofdivergent arms, ears 11, 11, formed from material cut from the clip atthe line of divergence, and prongs 14 projecting from the inner faces ofthe divergent arms.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis,Indiana, this 22d day of July, A. D. 1903.

CHARLES E. BEISEL. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

FRANK E. HALEY, JAMES A. I/VALsH.

